Recent Archaeological Investigations near the Native Village of Shaktoolik, Norton Sound, Alaska + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)
Since the early 1950s, when J.L. Giddings completed his work at Cape Denbigh, archaeological investigations in the area of Shaktoolik, Alaska, have been limited. Here we report on renewed investigations in the region that have led to the identification of 134 house features, dating from AD 1100 to t...
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Since the early 1950s, when J.L. Giddings completed his work at Cape Denbigh, archaeological investigations in the area of Shaktoolik, Alaska, have been limited. Here we report on renewed investigations in the region that have led to the identification of 134 house features, dating from AD 1100 to the early 1900s, at a site next to the village’s airport. This period spans one of continuity from the Nukleet archaeological culture to the ethnographic Yupiit, followed by a period of upheaval related to Russian trade and a smallpox epidemic that devastated the Indigenous population of the area. Inupiat from the north migrated to Shaktoolik and have occupied the area since the mid-1800s. Sixteen test units were excavated to understand the density of site occupation, extent of organic preservation, age of the deposits, and changes in subsistence over this 800-year period. The most recent Inupiat inhabitants built houses typical of mid 19th- to early 20th-century structures described for the northern Seward Peninsula, which were square, one-room structures with a single, long entrance tunnel. This house style replaced the previous Yup’ik-style multi-roomed structures replete with a labyrinth of tunnels used for defense and escape during inter-village conflict. Depuis le début des années 1950 quand J.L. Giddings a effectué ses travaux au cap Denbigh, les fouilles archéologiques dans la région de Shaktoolik, en Alaska, n’ont pas été volumineuses. Ici, nous présentons de nouvelles fouilles effectuées dans la région, fouilles qui ont permis de cerner 134 caractéristiques appartenant à des habitations datant de 1100 A.D. jusqu’au début des années 1900, à un emplacement situé près de l’aéroport du village. Cette période témoigne d’une continuité depuis la culture archéologique des Nukleets jusqu’à l’ethnographie des Yupiits, suivies par une période tumultueuse en raison du commerce russe et d’une épidémie de variole qui a décimé la population autochtone de la région. Les Inupiats du Nord ont migré pour s’installer à Shaktoolik et occupent l’endroit depuis le milieu des années 1800. Seize sondages ont été effectués afin de comprendre la densité d’occupation du site, l’ampleur de la préservation biologique, l’âge des dépôts et les changements en matière de subsistance pendant cette période de 800 ans. Les Inupiats les plus récents ont aménagé des maisons typiques des structures du milieu du XIXe siècle au début de XXe siècle, telles que décrites pour le nord de la péninsule Seward. Ces structures étaient carrées, comportaient une seule pièce et étaient dotées d’une longue entrée en forme de tunnel simple. Ce type d’habitation a remplacé les anciennes structures de style Yup’ik munies de plusieurs pièces et d’un labyrinthe de tunnels servant à se défendre et à s’évader en cas de conflits entre les villages. |
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67715 2023-05-15T14:18:46+02:00 Recent Archaeological Investigations near the Native Village of Shaktoolik, Norton Sound, Alaska + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools) Darwent, John Darwent, Christyann M. Eldridge, Kelly A. Miszaniec, Jason I. 2017-10-03 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67715 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67715/51611 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67715/53113 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67715 Copyright (c) 2016 ARCTIC ARCTIC; Vol. 69 No. 5 (2016): Supplement 1; 1–16 1923-1245 0004-0843 archaeology Shaktoolik Nukleet Yupiit Inupiat house architecture Norton Sound archéologie architecture d’habitation détroit de Norton info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2017 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:24:22Z Since the early 1950s, when J.L. Giddings completed his work at Cape Denbigh, archaeological investigations in the area of Shaktoolik, Alaska, have been limited. Here we report on renewed investigations in the region that have led to the identification of 134 house features, dating from AD 1100 to the early 1900s, at a site next to the village’s airport. This period spans one of continuity from the Nukleet archaeological culture to the ethnographic Yupiit, followed by a period of upheaval related to Russian trade and a smallpox epidemic that devastated the Indigenous population of the area. Inupiat from the north migrated to Shaktoolik and have occupied the area since the mid-1800s. Sixteen test units were excavated to understand the density of site occupation, extent of organic preservation, age of the deposits, and changes in subsistence over this 800-year period. The most recent Inupiat inhabitants built houses typical of mid 19th- to early 20th-century structures described for the northern Seward Peninsula, which were square, one-room structures with a single, long entrance tunnel. This house style replaced the previous Yup’ik-style multi-roomed structures replete with a labyrinth of tunnels used for defense and escape during inter-village conflict. Depuis le début des années 1950 quand J.L. Giddings a effectué ses travaux au cap Denbigh, les fouilles archéologiques dans la région de Shaktoolik, en Alaska, n’ont pas été volumineuses. Ici, nous présentons de nouvelles fouilles effectuées dans la région, fouilles qui ont permis de cerner 134 caractéristiques appartenant à des habitations datant de 1100 A.D. jusqu’au début des années 1900, à un emplacement situé près de l’aéroport du village. Cette période témoigne d’une continuité depuis la culture archéologique des Nukleets jusqu’à l’ethnographie des Yupiits, suivies par une période tumultueuse en raison du commerce russe et d’une épidémie de variole qui a décimé la population autochtone de la région. Les Inupiats du Nord ont migré pour s’installer à Shaktoolik et occupent l’endroit depuis le milieu des années 1800. Seize sondages ont été effectués afin de comprendre la densité d’occupation du site, l’ampleur de la préservation biologique, l’âge des dépôts et les changements en matière de subsistance pendant cette période de 800 ans. Les Inupiats les plus récents ont aménagé des maisons typiques des structures du milieu du XIXe siècle au début de XXe siècle, telles que décrites pour le nord de la péninsule Seward. Ces structures étaient carrées, comportaient une seule pièce et étaient dotées d’une longue entrée en forme de tunnel simple. Ce type d’habitation a remplacé les anciennes structures de style Yup’ik munies de plusieurs pièces et d’un labyrinthe de tunnels servant à se défendre et à s’évader en cas de conflits entre les villages. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Inupiat Seward Peninsula Yupiit Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Giddings ENVELOPE(50.733,50.733,-67.400,-67.400) Labyrinth ENVELOPE(160.833,160.833,-77.550,-77.550) Norton Sound ENVELOPE(69.507,69.507,-49.202,-49.202) ARCTIC 69 5 1 |